What is rapid Detox?
Rapid Detox is a process that allows for the user of narcotics
(opiates) to detoxify at an accelerated rate.
The procedure is intended to reduce or alleviate the discomforts,
symptoms, and triggers that are associated with narcotic and opiate
withdrawal. This can decrease the chance of relapse occurring,
and is considered to be the first step of the healing process.
How does it work?
- The patient would attend a medically trained facility - a
hospital, a clinic - with an anesthesiologists and physician
present.
- The patient will undergo a general anesthetic.
- While under anesthesia, the patient is administered a balanced
cocktail of narcotic antagonist medications.
- The medications used in treatment have a better
receptivity to the users opiate receptors than that
of the existing drugs (narcotics/opiates) in their body.
- The antagonists being introduced to the body will actually
rid the body of the already existing drugs. Accelerating the
physical reactions to the rapid withdrawal process which can
last from 4 to 6 hours.
- Continued support and counselling services are considered
to be an integral part of the clients full recovery from substance
use issues.
The Rapid-Detox process can help with a dependence
to the following drugs:
